El enemigo declarado

by Jean Genet

"Del París de Mayo del 68 a Yale, en cuya universidad pronunció su famoso discurso a favor de los Panteras Negras; de los campos de refugiados de Sabra y Chatila a la Convención del Partido Demócrata en Chicago, este libro refleja como pocos, y con una intensidad literaria tan vehemente como poderosa, la vida en las fronteras del Imperio, una vida que Genet vivió siempre del lado de los excluidos y los rebeldes. Una obra clave, sin duda, para entender y situar el pensamiento de una figura intelectual que fue mucho más que un escritor."

Genres: Philosophy, History, France, Politics, Essays, Queer, Nonfiction

424 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Jean Genet was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His work, much of it considered scandalous when it first appeared, is now placed among the classics of modern literature and has been translated and performed throughout the world.

Reviews

[João Roque · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eu não sou um grande adepto dos livros considerados como ensaios.
Acho que são úteis a pessoas que se interessam específicamente por certos assuntos, certas pessoas ou determinadas teorias.
Por outro lado, gosto da obra que já li de Jean Genet, um escritor francês, que escreveu quase toda a sua obra na prisão e sempre defendeu princípios nada consensuais com a normalidade do mundo real.
Esta sua obra "O Sorriso do anjo", é um conjunto de três entrevistas que ele concedeu, o que era algo pouco vulgar pois ele detestava falar dele e da sua maneira de ser.
A primeira entrevista foi para a revista "Playboy", em 1964 e dada auma jovem canadiana, Madeleine Gobeil.
Há depois uma entrevista a Hubert Fichte, para um diário alemão, em 1975.
E finalmente, já muito doente concedeu em 1985 uma entrevista a Nigel Williams, para um canal da BBC.
Algo repetitivas estas entrevistas serão decerto muito interessantes para quem queira saber algo mais do carácter de Genet, mas quanto a mim, não acrescenta nada à sua obra

[Syreen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful political essays and interviews. Genet explores the central themes at the heart of the universal revolutionary struggle and the mosaic of revolutionary struggles across the world: distinction between violence and brutality; the beauty that suddenly blossoms on the revolutionary fighters' faces when they reach freedom. Also, his involvement with the Black Panthers; his acquaintance with the Palestinian feddayeen; with the Red Faction Army.

His image as a revolted man, that needs an imperfect world to revolt against, such as 1970s French politics or the exploitation of migrant workers in France. More generally, the theme of exploitation through the submission of deemed inferior people by means of colonisation and capitalism.

This collection of essays and interviews gives a rather complete portrait of a man who was not only a literary genius, mostly inspired by Dostoevsky and Proust, but who also gave up literature later on. The reason of this abandonment is his sudden and immediate realisation of the socio-political structures whose reality literature cannot portray accurately. "The Declared Enemy" renders with detail the different aspects of a man whose passion for revolutions elevated his position as a writer.

[Sakaguchi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the few of my faverlit books in the world.I met Jean Genet at the age of 17yrs old,which is 28 yrs ago.At the begining ,I read thiefs Journal,,,,

[Gregory Kuchmek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic collection of essays! Really gives you a clear picture of Genet among the Panthers.

[Fleur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Très puissant et plus que jamais d'actualité.

[Léo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sacré genêt

[Sarah ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

vrmt j’adore genet mais c bcp trop dur quatre heures à chatila j’ai dû le lire en 5 fois tellement j’avais mal au ventre au secours mais banger +++ genet supremacie

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

Souvent vulgaire pour choquer, il ne parvient pas à choquer mais reste vulgaire. Beaucoup des textes choisis pour ce recueil, en plus de n'avoir que peu de qualité littéraire, ne font pas preuve d'une grande conscience politique : Jean Genet semble plutôt s'enticher des révoltés que des causes qu'ils défendent.

Jean Genet est révolté par principe, et en cela, beaucoup de ses considérations politiciennes, historiques, sociétales, sonnent creuses... pourtant, lors des entretiens retranscrit dans ce livre, on le découvre humain, humble, sage... éveillé, sinon sur le monde, au moins sur lui-même.

L'expérience de ce livre est intéressante. Certains textes (je pense à "violence et brutalité") valent vraiment le coup d'être lus. Les développements sur les sens qu'il donne aux mots "violence" et "brutalité" sont utiles. Malheureusement, il n'y a pas grand chose d'autre à voir dans ce livre.

[María Galán · Rating 4 out of 5]

libro que recoge artículos, entrevistas, declaraciones, prefacios, manifiestos, discursos etc de la faceta más comprometida políticamente de Genet de 1964 a 1986. Gira por EEUU junto a los panteras negras brindándoles apoyo, viajes a campos de refugiados palestinos, denuncia sistemática contra el colonialismo, las condiciones laborales y de vida de los trabajadores migrantes en Francia etc etc etc

un maquinarias el Genet, todo hay que decirlo.